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isAAC lif. Bokma-OF WEYMQUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Pfam No. moan-@zaten .my 14, 1868.

IMPnovEMsNTiN STEERING-WHEEL sirops.

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'.IO ALL WHOM I 'l MAY CONCERN: Y i 4Beit known'that I, SAAC NV. BUNKER,of Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk, and StateofMassachusetts, haveinvented a new and improved Ship-Wheel Bracket; and lI do. herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make 'and usethe same,y reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in-` which Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of myinvention.

YFigure 2 is a front elevation of the s a'me. .Figure 3 is Aa detailhorizontal sectional view of the same, the plane of section beingindicated by tl line a: ze, ligpl. p 4 A Similarlettersof` referenceindicate corresponding parts.

This invention relatesto'a new manner otlo'cking ships steering-wheels,when thesame are ,to be retained y in any certain position, and consistsin the use of a bracket, Vwhich is hinged to the deck of the vessel, orto any Iother suitable stationary apparatus, and which'is provided withva notch, which, when the 'bracket is thrown against the wheel, will fitaround one ofthe spokcsor handlestof' the whe'clan`d thereby lock it,and prevent it from turning. v

`The object of. theinvention is to snbst-itute'a convenient device for,the ordinary rope-bracketsrnow used.

'Ar'epresents a steering-wheel, tted upon a shaft, B, in the ordinary orin any suitablemanner; the said Ashaftvhaving its bearings in uprightpostscr standards C, as usual.

i 'D is a yoke-shaped bar or plate, hinged with'both ends tothe deck Eof thelvessel, or to anyother suitable `'stationary device. The bar or'bracket D is arranged between the wheel A Xand the posti() nearest tothe same.,

,Y .A notch, b, is cut in the bracket D, and when jthe same is turned,so as to rest againsththe wheel, the'notch Ywill catch around one `oi'the spokes or handles of the wheel, Vas showninthe drawings.

The wheel will thereby be locked and 'preventedl from turning. Whenthewlieel is' to be released again, the bracket is thrown against thepost C, and the wheel is free to be turned.` i l l Two springs c eshouldbe secured to the bracket D,"t'o catch around the post C, whereby the.bracket will he held to the post as long as itis not required to lockthe wheel. Y

The apparatus, when arranged as herein described, can be easily operatedbythe foot, and will be a. very convenient and practical'attachmcnt toships of all kinds anddimensions. i i

- A lip, d, should be fornied on the upper edge of the bracket, toprevent the said bracket from falling. foi-ward when nol spoke ofthewheel is in `Athe way; said lip then restingagainst the rim ofthe wheel,as shown.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- l i 1.,Arlranging a notched hinged bracket D, in combination with thesteering-wheel` A, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown anddescribed. 'i i 2Q Providing the bracket D, when the-samc-is made andoperating as described, with springs` c c, substantially as and for thepurpose herein shown and described. i

3. The bracket D', when provided with a lip, d, substantially as and forthe purpose herenshown and described.

Isaac N. BUNKER.

Witnesses:

A. R. WHITE, '.T, E. HUNT.

